History Characters / TheTransformersTillAllAreOne

* StaffOfOffice: She carries a massive hammer in honor of their founder Solus Prime.

* LastOfHisKind: Implied, with many of the Titans having suffered from a lack of sufficient fuel for their massive bodies. The Titan Hunters killed many of the survivors, and [[spoiler:several of the MIA Titans, including Caminus, willingly sacrificed themselves to make home worlds more inhabitable for their children. Slightly subverted later on as more Titans pop up only to die soon after leaving Metroplex and Metrotitan as the only ones left. Navitas is also improving in mental health. And then it turns out Trypticon is a Titan, with it at this rate being uncertain if any more will turn up.]]

* YouAreInCommandNow: [[spoiler:After Starscream willingly confesses to his crimes, she's put in charge of a united Cybertron]].

* DecompositeCharacter: While we haven't seen Rhinox in ten million years, there's no hint that Rhinox and Tankor are one in the same.

* InTheBack [[spoiler: How Starscream kills him.]]
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Averted. While Starscream seemingly kills him in ''Combiner Wars'', he's only rendered brain-dead and is spirited away by Rattrap and Wheeljack to see if he can be revived to reveal his evidence against Starscream.]]

* TownWithADarkSecret: [[spoiler: The little planet of adorable combining robots colonized their world by paving over the native civilization.]]

* [[HumanResources Cybertronian Resources]]: [[spoiler: After he dies, Elita mentions they're going to cannibalize his parts to rebuild Iacon before he'll be turned back to starship mode to resume his role as Carcer.]]

* UndyingLoyalty: Towards his master, [[spoiler: Liege Maximo]].

* GreaterScopeVillain: He started the War of the Primes, which led to the rise of Nova Prime and Functionism - which in turn led to the rise of the Decepticons and the Great War. [[spoiler:This is downplayed in the recent ''Optimus Prime'' arc "The Falling" where it's revealed he was being manipulated by Shocwave the whole time]].

* AmnesiacGod: He's not a god but he did bring life to Velocitron through a hot spot. However he's been neglected and exploited so much that when he meets Winblade, he forgets who she is ''mid-conversation''.

* ReimaginingTheArtifact: In this case, Micromaster Combiners. Their Metrotitan crashed, and died, on the planet Devisium. The intense gravity from a binary star split their sparks so they were born in pairs, transformed in pairs, and are basically a single being.

* YouAreInCommandNow: [[spoiler: After Starscream willingly confesses to his crimes, she's put in charge of a united Cybertron]].

* AdaptationalVillainy: She's more gruff in this incarnation [[spoiler: and it was she who was behind the bombing that killed three people. She also tried to convince Windblade to activate Metroplex's space bridge, which would have killed everybody on Cybertron]].

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Nudged along by Bumblebee and his experiences with Windblade, willingly confesses to everything he's done since taking power in the TAAO Annual, finally earning his sobriquet as the Chosen One by uniting all of Cybertron against him and paving the way for Windblade's election]].

* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Gets quite touchy and personal with Windblade [[spoiler: at the medbay]].

* CombiningMecha: [[spoiler: Thanks to the Enigma of Combination, becomes part of Bruticus in ''Till All Are One'' #4]].

* CombiningMecha: [[spoiler: Thanks to the Enigma of Combination, becomes part of Bruticus in ''Till All Are One'' #4]].

* CombiningMecha: [[spoiler: Thanks to the Enigma of Combination, becomes part of Bruticus in ''Till All Are One'' #4]].
* {{Sadist}}: Starscream refers to him as such referencing his infamous tendency to drop flightless bots from high heights to kill them.

* {{Foil}}: To the previous evil mnemosurgeon, [[Characters/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEyeOtherCharacters Sunder]]. Both are insane and have pushed the limits of the craft but he's addicted to it and embraced the "fatal injection" while being selective of whose mind he invades. [[spoiler:Airachnid]] views mnemosurgery as tool to master and is totally indiscriminate in whose mind she assaults to get the knowledge she needs.

* IGaveMyWord: She swore to keep [[spoiler: Vigilem and Liege Maximo locked up forever as well as hiding that they even existed.]] Even a Titan Apocalypse can't motivate her to break it.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Her reasons for hiding [[spoiler: Liege Maximo's existence]] are pretty reasonable. She doesn't really know any of the other colonists, she's kept him under wraps for millions of years and the [[TheStarscream ruler of Cybertron]] [[BerserkButton openly lied to her face]] when they first met.

* MagnificentBastard: None of his followers suspected that he was out for himself until [[spoiler: Megatronus killed Solus Prime.]] Except [[spoiler:he was just following Shockwave's instructions.]]

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Despite being behind the bombing that killed three innocents and nearly killed Windblade, Chromia gets away with essentially a slap on the wrist. [[KarmaHoudiniWarranty Subverted]] in ''Till All Are One'' #4 when she publicly confesses to protect Windblade from Starscream's blackmail, and is jailed.]]

* ShootTheShaggyDog: Starscream frees her so she can hunt down Liege Maximo and gain some measure of redemption for them both - except [[spoiler:Liege Maximo dies after being outsmarted by Arcee in ''Optimus Prime'', and Chromia never even appears or is mentioned in that story.]]

* TheDragon: [[spoiler: To Onyx Prime - or, as he's better known, Shockwave]].

* KilledOffForReal: [[Falls to his death in "The Falling" (appropriately) after Arcee wrecks the gravity-manipulating Ores powering his flagship's teleporter. Rather gruesomely, he impacts Devastator's shoulder and just explodes from the inside out.]]

* SealedEvilInACan: Unfortunately, [[spoiler: the can was loyal to him and set him free.]]

* VillainExitStageLeft: [[spoiler: He teleports away when Vigilem dies.]]

* ShipTease: After trading barbs with Lightbright, the two end up working together and later dating. The two [[spoiler:eventually become an OfficialCouple.]]

* GreaterScopeVillain: He started the War of the Primes, which led to the rise of Nova Prime and Functionism - which in turn led to the rise of the Decepticons and the Great War.

* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: [[spoiler:If Elita's story is to be believed, he originally told helpful lies before he began lying for his own power and reached out to Megatronus.]]

* AdaptationalBadass: Downplayed. While not to the extent of his previous reimagining in ''ComicBook/TransformersWingsOfHonor'', Bruticus is nonetheless much more of a threat than his G1 cartoon self.

* [[spoiler:RogueAgent: It's not a straight example but Starscream frees her in ''TAAO'' #9 to hunt down and kill Liege Maximo for him.]]

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* BadassInDistress: [[spoiler: Subverted: he looks to have been captured by Onyx Prime to face judgment for his crimes over in ''Optimus Prime'', but he's actually carrying out Onyx's plan.]]

* BadassInDistress: [[spoiler: He's captured by Onyx Prime to face judgment for his crimes over in ''Optimus Prime''.]]

* GreaterScopeVillain: He started the War of the Primes which led to the rise of Nova Prime and Functionism - which in turn led to the rise of the Decepticons and the Great War.

* MagnificentBastard: None of his followers suspected that he was out for himself until [[spoiler: Megatronus killed Solus Prime.]]

* ObviouslyEvil: In "Origin Stories", while he doesn't turn on the other Primes, it's not surprising that the guy with red eyes, a perpetual smug grin, who got his job by betraying and murdering two other guys, and was introduced by the also ObviouslyEvil Onyx Prime, will one day turn out to be a total bastard.

* RedOniBlueOni: He's the more calm and rational blue oni to the other Tankor's red. When disrupting a bar fight Tall Tankor was trying to diffuse the situation whilst Fat Tankor was goading them on.

* GreaterScopeVillain: He started the War of the Primes which led to the rise of Nova Prime and Functionism which led to the Great War.

* ObviouslyEvil: In "Origin Stories", while he doesn't turn on the other Primes, it's not surprising that the guy with red eyes, a perpetual smug grin, who got his job by betraying and murdering two other guys, and was introduced by the also Obviously Evil Onyx Prime, will one day turn out to be a total bastard.

* TheKingdom: Caminus is a fairly small neutral Colony. Though unlike the Warring Cybertronians, they are peaceful and moral. As per the trope, they are under threat of being subsumed by [[TheEmpire the Cybertronian Empire]].
* PuppetState: Invoked. The Unnamed Rulers of Caminus do pass laws and legislate, but everyone, including them, know that the Mistress of Flame is the true power on Caminus, as she is their high priestess in a society that is staunchly religious. The Rulers even await her judgement on important political matters before moving forward.

* ThePhoenix: A Magnificent deified bird with a bring orange/yellow coat. He's designed after one [[spoiler:but he is not immortal]].

* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:He transforms and has some back and forth with Windblade before Elita destroys his brain.]]

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler: Offers sincere thanks to Vigilem for freeing him and swears to avenge him.]]

* LastOfHisKind: Implied, with the Titans aged to the point where many had died. The Titan Hunters killed many of the survivors, and [[spoiler:several of the MIA Titans, including Caminus, willingly sacrificed themselves to make home worlds more inhabitable for their children. Slightly subverted later on as more Titans pop up only to die soon after leaving Metroplex and Metrotitan as the only ones left. Navitas is also improving in mental health. And then it turns out Trypticon is a Titan.]]

* SelfDeprecation: In issue 9 of ''TAAO'', he reveals his belief that he's beyond saving and will always make the wrong choice.
* TheStarscream: Although he's actually in charge.

* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:Despite his violent tendencies, once merged into Bruticus, Brawl is shown to be visibly uncomfortable with the combiner going on his own violent rampage.]]

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Caminus may have its problems but she's consistently depicted as one of the wiser and more compassionate planetary leaders. When negotiating for [[spoiler:Chromia's]] release she is respectful of Starscream's position and the difficulties with it, all the while very firmly putting pressure on him because of his past decisions.

* TheDreaded

[[folder:Domitius Major]]
* BadassNormal: There's nothing to suggest he's anything but an ordinary Eukarian. He might very well have killed a Cthulhu {{Expy}}.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: In fact he might have killed him, though he's [[NeverFoundTheBody not sure]].
* {{Expy}}: His backstory has a few shades of [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Optimus Primal]]. In-universe, Shockwave forcibly turns him into one of Optimus Prime.
* FakeMemories: [[spoiler:Shockwave brainwashed him into thinking he was Optimus Prime out of malicious boredom.]]
* IdenticalStranger: While he looks more like Nova, he looks enough like Optimus that [[spoiler:Shockwave decided to brainwash him into thinking he was the real one.]]
* PosthumousCharacter: He died at some point during World War I.
* UndyingLoyalty: To his master, Onyx Prime.
* WarIsHell: The horrors of World War I allowed him to break [[spoiler:Shockwave's conditioning.]]

[[folder:Centurion]]
* BattleTrophy: He keeps the false Shockwave's blaster as one.
* BeenThereShapedHistory: He met and befriended John Henry and Nikola Tesla.
* DespairEventHorizon: Once he believes he's the last Cybertronian in existence and the ''Axalon'' vanishes, he has zero problem joining up with super-villains.
* DropTheHammer
* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: WordOfGod is that his original alternate mode was a "dinosaur-like space monster".
* {{Expy}}: In-universe, he's one of Bumblebee.
* FakeMemories: [[spoiler:Shockwave brainwashed him into thinking he was Bumblebee out of malicious boredom.]]
* GoodIsNotSoft: A NiceGuy he may be, he did not hold back in [[spoiler:dismembering Domitius' hijacked corpse.]]
* IdenticalStranger: Of Bumblebee. [[spoiler:So Shockwave decided to brainwash him into thinking he was the real one.]]
* HunterOfHisOwnKind: Around WWI, he began to believe all Cybertronians were destructive abominations and joined up with IRON and Krieger to fulfill his goal. He drops this in ''Revolutionaries'' #5.
* NotSoDifferent: To Blackrock/Sovereign. Both believed themselves to be alone, both were sent to Earth by Onyx Prime and both were given FakeMemories. Blackrock even recognizes their similarities.
* SoleSurvivor: Of the ''Axalon'' crew.
* ThereIsAnother: He's quite happy to learn that there are whole planets worth of Cybertronians out there and expresses a desire to meet the real Optimus Prime.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: By briefly thinking he's Bumblebee upon seeing an Autobot transmission, he gives [[spoiler:Shockwave the idea to brainwash the Eukarians.]]
* WarIsHell: The horrors of World War I allowed him to break [[spoiler:Shockwave's conditioning.]]

[[folder:''Axalon'' crew]]
* BadassCrew: They fought off an army of an EldritchAbomination.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: The "Decepticons" who were controlled by the [[EldritchAbomination Elder Gods]].
* FakeMemories: [[spoiler:Shockwave brainwashed (and in some cases rebuilt) them to make them think they were the Autobots and Decepticons.]]
* PosthumousCharacter: A lack of Energon and continuous battle has killed all but one of them.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Shockwave brainwashed them all for the purpose of conducting a war game. Then he fell into stasis lock and they continued fighting.]]
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The ''Axalon'' was teleported away at some point in World War II. Where it is now is unknown.

[[folder:Chela]]
* TheCameo: In issue 8 of ''TAAO'', he appears as one of the three Titans to [[spoiler:oversee the exile of Vigilem.]]
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Starscream blows up his brain, and the explosion ruptures his optics from the inside out. Screamer blasts through one of his eyes in order to escape the dying Titan]].
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: He's a Titan but he doesn't look anything like the standard body type, being a Beast-former instead of a Standard-former.
* ThePhoenix: A Magnificent deified bird with a bring orange/yellow coat. He's designed after one [[spoiler:but he is not immortal]].
* {{Pride}}: According to Metroplex, it was his FatalFlaw.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: His duty is to protect Eukarians from Cybertronians should they ever return to try and exterminate the beasts. When they come to forge a peace with the Eukarians, he attacks.

!Carcer

[[folder:Carcer in General]]
* AmbiguouslyEvil: They are a fairly brutal yet reasonable faction who claim peaceful intentions, but are suspicious of outsiders. Contrast the silly antics of Lancer and Greenlight with the militarism of Obsidian and Strika.
* ArmCannon: Unlike most Transformers, theirs are incorporated into their arms like in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''.
* TheAtoner: They're all members of, or descendants of members from, [[spoiler:Liege Maximo's tribe. They've taken up being his jailers.]]
* EveryoneHasStandards: They may have followed [[spoiler:Liege Maximo and lied for the greater good]] but they were appalled by [[spoiler:Megatronus' murder of Solus Prime.]]
* ReverseArmFold: Everyone does this. It reinforces their appearance as a disciplined fighting force.
* WillNotTellALie

[[folder:Carcer/Tempo/[[spoiler:Vigilem]]]]
* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:Despite his death, he was ultimately successful in freeing his master, Liege Maximo.]]
* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: Against Windblade, [[spoiler: he wins.]]
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: In combat he deploys two swords from his wrists.
* CoolMask: This Titan has a retractable face mask.
* [[HumanResources Cybertronian Resources]]: [[spoiler: After he dies, Elita mentions they're going to cannibalize his parts to rebuild Iacon before he'll be turned back to starship mode to resume his role as Carcer.]]
* DefiantToTheEnd: [[spoiler:When Elita One states that she wouldn't allow him or Liege Maximo to run free, his mocks her failure to do so with his [[FamousLastWords last words]].]]
* TheDreaded: Even ''Metroplex'' is scared of him.
* FamousLastWords[=/=]TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In four words to Elita One, [[spoiler:"Then you have failed."]]
* GrandTheftMe: Both the victim, and guilty, of it.
* MeaningfulRename: The Titan was originally named Tempo when it left with its crew of philosophers. In the present day, the Titan is named Carcer, the Latin word for "prison," and inhabited by soldiers. [[spoiler: Possibly subverted if this is a different Titan entirely. Later played straight as the other Titans meant to show Vigilem that he was a prisoner in his own body and a prison for Liege Maximo.]]
* MysteriousPast: Carcer was originally a Titan called Tempo who housed pacifistic philosophers. When we finally meet them Elita notes that years of hard times and survival sharpened them into a deadly fighting unit. [[spoiler:Of course this all comes into question when Windblade reveals that Carcer was the title of a completely different Titan. Subverted when it turns out masking as Tempo was just a trick by Vigilem and he was rebranded Carcer as a sign of his imprisonment]].
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Carcer means jail or prison in Latin.
* [[RedEyesTakeWarning Red Optics, Take Warning]]
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: [[spoiler:He saves Cybertron from the undead Titans so he can destroy it.]]
* TokenEvilTeammate: A few hints and rumblings hint that this Titan was one of the more malicious ones. [[spoiler:Indeed Vigilem is probably the only one who serves an evil master and agenda.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: Towards his master, [[spoiler: Liege Maximo]].
* VillainousVirtues: Loyalty. [[spoiler:Vigilem devotes himself tirelessly to Liege Maximo's ambitions, even dying for him to ensure his escape. During his battle with Windblade to control her mind he's not fighting for his own sake but rather so he may live to serve his master once more]].
* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:He transforms and has some back and forth with Windblade before Elita destroys his brain.]]

[[folder:Elita One]]
* AdaptationalVillainy: Though downplayed, especially compared to characters like Rattrap and Getaway, Elita is reimagined as a strict leader and a skilled manipulator and politician. Compare that to the snarky, mother figure in love with Optimus from the original cartoon.
* BerserkButton: Lying and trying to undermine her.
* BewareTheQuietOnes: While it takes a lot to actually get her angry, Primus help you if you do. Her angry face alone is pretty horrifying.
* TheChessmaster: In ''TAAO'' #9, she goes from being scolded by Starscream, Tigatron, Moonracer, Fireshot and the Mistress of Flame to having them under her thumb in seconds.
* TheDreaded: Played for laughs when Ironhide says he doesn't want to meet her personally. Played quite straight when being face to face with her is all it takes for Lightbright, Sparkstalker, Breakdown and Fireshot to bolt.
* FashionableAsymmetry: One crest on her head is cracked while the other is intact.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Though she ends up with very good publicity, it's clear the Council of Worlds have all begun to fear or even hate her. While they can understand her reasoning with [[spoiler:Vigiliem]] how she went about it was so needlessly obstructive that it nearly cost them their planet. It's to the point that even Starscream has more allies amongst the council than her.
* IGaveMyWord: She swore to keep [[spoiler: Vigilem and Liege Maximo locked up forever as well as hiding that they even existed.]] Even a Titan Apocalypse can't motivate her to break it.
* JerkassHasAPoint: Her reasons for hiding [[spoiler: Liege Maximo's existence]] are pretty reasonable. She doesn't really know any of the other colonists, she's kept him under wraps for millions of years and the [[TheStarscream ruler of Cybertron]] [[BerserkButton openly lied to her face]] when they first met.
* LargeAndInCharge: She seems to be in Optimus and Megatron's size class.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Metroplex's opinion of her for allowing [[spoiler: Vigilem to remain alive.]]
* PragmaticHero: What does she do when [[spoiler: Vigilem wakes up?]] Why blast his brain until there's nothing left.
* SureLetsGoWithThat: Everyone assumes that she released "Carcer" of her free will to save Cybertron. She's in no hurry to correct this misconception.
* TranquilFury: "I would tell you to get off my ship... but we're well past that."
* WillNotTellALie: She enforces this idea with the policy "Better Death than Lies." Though, as befitting a potential threat such as her, she can and will omit the truth. She also says she has no obligation to correct any lies she hears.

[[folder:Obsidian]]
* BadassBureaucrat: As Elita's right hand and member of the Council of Worlds Obsidian possesses a sharp wit. In the first issue of TAAO alone he establishes himself as a very difficult political opponent to Starscream.
* BewareTheHonestOnes: While Elita contents herself with MetaphoricallyTrue, Obsidian embraces this trope as the LivingLieDetector of Carcer. When Obsidian's placed on the council he condemn's Optimus's actions toward annexation, and begins to challenge Starscream's own authority and the corruption within the justice system. Obsidian even brings in Ironhide in to act as a third party because of Ironhide's trustworthiness.
* CanonImmigrant: From ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines''.
* CoDragons: He and Strika are Elita's top advisors meant to give advice, and kill on command.
* CreepyGood: He's got a very definitive villain design (darker colors and lack of humanoid attributes) and a terse threatening air about him, but Obsidian is one of the more moral characters in the series and especially in Carcer. It's telling that in most of his interactions, baring those with Starscream, he's friendly in a businessman like way.
* CreepyLongFingers: His long slender red fingers are carry over from his Beast Machines character design. Though here he actually has hands rather than the fingers protruding from his wrist stumps.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: His alien Beast Machines design stands in contrast to the other more humanoid ones amongst his colony. His arms are larger than his torso, he has no feet, and his mobility comes from the rotors on his back.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Inverted. Of all the council members he's shown himself to be competent in the field of politics and willing to actually ''do'' something with the power he's given and Windblade finds a surprising ally in him. In addition [[spoiler:Obsidian was the one to try and convince Elita to de-escalate the conflict with the Cybertronians and tell them the truth about Carcer]] though he is overruled.
* WhatTheHellHero: Obsidian voices disdain at Optimus Prime for having annexed Earth without the Councils or even the Earthlings's knowledge.
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[[folder:Strika]]
* {{BFG}}: She's got the biggest blaster amongst Elita's soldiers and it looks absolutely massive in Vehicle mode.
* BrawnHilda: Beefier than [[ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye Roadmaster]], and larger than any other soldier under Elita's command.
* CanonImmigrant: Strika originated in ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'' but her design here also borrows elements from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''.
* CoDragons: She and Obsidian serve directly under Elita, Strika herself greets foreign threats with her BFG and is willing to execute on command.
* MythologyGag: She informs Starscream that "[she] doesn't attack, [she] terminates," as she transforms to aim a cannon at him. Terminate was the Activation code (the code a bot says to make them Transform) back in the Beast Machines cartoon, though there it was implied not to be an actual Activation code, but rather a battle cry.
* TheWorfEffect: Issue 7 of ''TAAO'' has her catch ''Devastator's'' fist and mock him while doing so. So of course she fails [[spoiler:to stop Liege Maximo from escaping]] in the next issue.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Spoiler Character]]
!!Liege Maximo

One of the Thirteen Primes, who took part in the War of the Thirteen Primes and left Cybertron imprisoned aboard Vigilem. He's freed by his Titan when the former is awakened.

* DeadpanSnarker: His comment to Strika suggests this.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Elita warns that he'll do this.
* TheDreaded
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler: Offers sincere thanks to Vigilem for freeing him and swears to avenge him.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: He started the War of the Primes which led to the rise of Nova Prime and Functionism which led to the Great War.
* HornedHumanoid
* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: [[spoiler:If Elita's story is to be believed, he originally told helpful lies before he began lying for his own power and reached out to Megatronus.]]
* MagnificentBastard: None of his followers suspected that he was out for himself until [[spoiler: Megatronus killed Solus Prime.]]
* SealedEvilInACan: Unfortunately, [[spoiler: the can was loyal to him and set him free.]]
* ShoutOut: His design invokes Loki. Fitting considering his traditional personality.
* VillainExitStageLeft: [[spoiler: He teleports away when Vigilem dies.]]
[[/folder]]

* EveryoneHasStandards: While perhaps a bit fanatical in her beliefs she's extremely wary of Elita One, derisively referring to her as "a pink shelled fanatic."